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Thin Film Interference

Thin film interference occurs when incident light waves reflected by the different layers of a thin film interfere and form a new wave.

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Polarization By Passing Light Through Polarizers

Polarization is the attribute that wave oscillations have a definite direction relative to the direction of propagation of the wave.

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Polarization By Scattering and Reflecting

Unpolarized light can be polarized artificially, as well as by natural phenomenon like reflection and scattering.

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Scattering of Light by the Atmosphere

Rayleigh scattering describes the air's gas molecules scattering light as it enters the atmosphere; it also describes why the sky is blue.

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Dispersion of the Visible Spectrum

Dispersion is the spreading of white light into its full spectrum of wavelengths; this phenomenon can be observed in prisms and rainbows.

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